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English to English adjective
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limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text |  | Example: a literal translation
source: wordnet30
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According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | | Example: her actual motive
a literal solitude like a desert
a genuine dilemma
source: wordnet30
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without interpretation or embellishment | | Example: a literal depiction of the scene before him
source: wordnet30
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avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis) | | Example: it's the literal truth
source: wordnet30 noun
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a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind | | source: wordnet30
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Literal meaning. | | source: webster1913
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